IIT student commits suicide

A final year M. Tech student of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, allegedly committed suicide, institute officials said here on Monday. The student hailed from Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh. The body of Boga Shravan was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room. The 24-year-old was a boarder of the Madan Mohan Malaviya Hall on the institute.

‘Good student’

“He was a good student. Recently he was also placed with a company,” T.K. Ghoshal, the Registrar of the institute told The Hindu over telephone.

Stating that police investigations are on, Mr. Ghosal said there could be other issues which the officials of the institute were not aware of, and which may have led the student to take such an extreme step. Students said they got no response from his room when they went there to call him to participate in Holi festivities and later informed the authorities.

Suicides of students at premier IITs in the country has emerged as a major concern for the authorities as there have been a number of such incidents over the past few years.

Mind comes under the illusion as if tomorrow(result) will deliver.We act (study) compulsively as if result would take us out of compulsion and will give stable relief.One starts seeking stable relief in the form of perfection, excellence, happiness. There is no perfection, excellence as dead end. One can be attuned to perfection.One is automatically attuned to perfection when one leaves the comfort of becoming perfect.The energy is concentrated here and now.

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Y V Chawla

Posted on: Mar 19, 2014 at 09:44 IST

I pray for his parents to withstand the pain of loss. But, would like to express strongly that students should be more patient if they want to fly in colors.

After placed in a good company, he did not enjoy the happiness & did not think for a minutes that how many people out in India are jobless.

Admission in India's prestigious institution & easy placement has not satisfied his urge for earning. Fellow Indian students please be patient & enjoy your life.

I witness 95% of ITTians are engaged in preparation & Research but they do not enjoy the surroundingS or recreation facilities.